Empyema thoracis: New insights into an old disease
Pleural infection is a disease of historical importance and is still a modern menace, with incidences rising in adults and children, and a significant mortality in adults. Basic research is hampered by limitations with in vivo models, and the bacteriology of empyema is complex. The role of thoracic...
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European Respiratory Society
2010
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| author | Brims, Fraser Lansley, S. Waterer, G. Lee, Y. |
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| description | Pleural infection is a disease of historical importance and is still a modern menace, with incidences rising in adults and children, and a significant mortality in adults. Basic research is hampered by limitations with in vivo models, and the bacteriology of empyema is complex. The role of thoracic ultrasound in guiding investigation and drainage of empyema is clear. Prompt treatment with appropriate systemic antibiotics and chest tube drainage are the key; in cases of failure of these measures, thoracic surgery is of proven efficacy in the treatment of this age-old disease. © ERS 2010. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-413382017-09-13T14:10:12Z Empyema thoracis: New insights into an old disease Brims, Fraser Lansley, S. Waterer, G. Lee, Y. Pleural infection is a disease of historical importance and is still a modern menace, with incidences rising in adults and children, and a significant mortality in adults. Basic research is hampered by limitations with in vivo models, and the bacteriology of empyema is complex. The role of thoracic ultrasound in guiding investigation and drainage of empyema is clear. Prompt treatment with appropriate systemic antibiotics and chest tube drainage are the key; in cases of failure of these measures, thoracic surgery is of proven efficacy in the treatment of this age-old disease. © ERS 2010. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41338 10.1183/09059180.00005610 European Respiratory Society unknown |
| spellingShingle | Brims, Fraser Lansley, S. Waterer, G. Lee, Y. Empyema thoracis: New insights into an old disease |
| title | Empyema thoracis: New insights into an old disease |
| title_full | Empyema thoracis: New insights into an old disease |
| title_fullStr | Empyema thoracis: New insights into an old disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empyema thoracis: New insights into an old disease |
| title_short | Empyema thoracis: New insights into an old disease |
| title_sort | empyema thoracis: new insights into an old disease |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41338 |